Agri-Business
Singapore becomes first country to approve sale of lab-grown chicken meat
Eat Just Inc., a California-based food technology company, has announced that its chicken – grown from cultured cells – has...
Chicken
Pig/Poultry
Packaged chicken recalled due to presence of Listeria
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall notice for packaged chicken pieces due to the presence...
Sponsored
How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
Pig/Poultry
Swedish city dumps chicken manure in park to keep visitors away
A number of countries and cities around the world have taken steps to ensure people stay away from public areas...
Rural Life
Overturned lorry scatters chickens onto motorway
A lorry that was reportedly transporting a large number of chickens overturned on the M9 motorway in Co. Waterford yesterday...
Agri-Business
Homebird range takes off as 'food miles' campaign launched
The O’Brien family from south Tipperary – who is behind the Homebird brand, which works with Irish farms to source...
Pig/Poultry
Chicken enriched with Omega-3 'likely to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, dementia and depression'
The regular consumption of naturally enriched omega-3 chicken and eggs is likely to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, dementia...
Rural Life
Monaghan farmer named 'Poultry Grower of the Year'
A Co. Monaghan farmer has been announced as the inaugural SuperValu and Centra ‘Poultry Grower of the Year’. Pat McGuirk,...
Pig/Poultry
The prospects for chicken remain very buoyant
The global chicken business continues to evolve and grow in all regions, according to Gary Millar – the business development...
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Where might trees fit for a sustainable future?
The Teagasc Forestry One to One Clinics facilitate a discussion on where trees might fit for a sustainable future. Teagasc...
Rural Life
Expanding the family farm: An African take on dairying
Eritrea – that little-known desertified country sitting in the Horn of Africa – remains mysterious to Westerners. However, its dairy...
Beef
Connacht rugby hero John Muldoon partners with Supermac’s
Connacht Rugby Captain John Muldoon has teamed up with Supermac’s for the promotion of its fresh range of Irish beef...
Agri-Business
Manor Farm becomes the first Irish producer to launch omega 3 chicken
Manor Farm and Tesco Ireland have launched the first omega 3 Irish chicken in Ireland, following a significant period of...
Beef
Facts and figures: What drives agricultural exports from Brazil?
The Brazilian agricultural sector, accountable for approximately 7% of the world’s agribusiness market, has been caught in a storm following...
Beef
Brazilian beef and poultry industry plunged into major scandal
Authorities in Brazil have suspended over 30 government officials in response to allegations that some of the country’s biggest meat...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry increases in popularity in 2016
The popularity of poultry products, both fresh and chilled, increased significantly last year, according to Bord Bia. Some 52,000t (product...
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Watch: Importance of transition period & early lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Pig/Poultry
Cavan chicken processor invests €25m into expansion
Manor Farm is to invest €25m over the next five years to expand the output of its Cavan-based facility. It...
Agri-Business
Tesco figures show continuing reduction in Campylobacter levels
New figures released by Tesco UK show that the retailer is continuing to reduce the levels of Campylobacter in its...
N.Ireland
Moy Park invests £180,000 at Northern hatchery
Moy Park has invested £180,000 in four revolutionary incubators at its hatchery in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. The new incubators, the...
N.Ireland
Moy Park becomes official poultry supplier to Ulster Rugby
Moy Park has teamed up with Ulster Rugby for the upcoming 2015/2016 season as official poultry supplier to the squad....